Earth’s internal layers are explained by the process of ________________

Minerals are _______________

____________ and _____________ are the most abundant elements on Earth’s crust.

The mineral properties include:

The least reliable mineral property for identifying minerals is ________________

Mohs scale is a scale that rates what mineral property ___________

How are minerals classified?

The two types of igneous rocks are _____________ and _______________.

Lava can be ________________ and _____________

The most common carbonate rock is ________________

The most common rock type at Earth’s surface is ________________

Compaction and cementation of sediments leads to ___________________

In a sedimentary rock, small rounded particles indicate _____________

Contact metamorphism is __________________

Marble is metamorphosed ___________________

Foliation is _________________

Rocks are grouped into three classes depending on how the rock was __________

Iron is mostly found in the core of the Earth because _______________

Why are the minerals in volcanic rocks usually smaller than minerals in plutonic rocks?

Explain the process of Lithification.

What determines the crystal form?

The property of a mineral to break along planes of weakness is referred to as _____________________.

___________ are igneous rocks formed from magma below the Earth’s surface. What are batholiths?

What is true of minerals? A. Minerals have a crystal structure. B. Minerals can be liquid, solid, or gas. C. Minerals are formed by organisms. D. Minerals can be made in the laboratory.

How are minerals classified? A. by their crystal form B. by chemical composition C. by laboratory analysis D. by crystal form, hardness, cleavage, color and streak, luster, and density

What factor makes some minerals harder than others? A. Cleavage. Minerals with distinct cleavage planes are harder than minerals with no cleavage. B.They have more luster. C.Strong chemical bonds. Hard minerals have stronger chemical bonds. D.Position. Minerals higher up on Mohs scale of hardness are harder.

If a magma has time and space to cool slowly, how does this affect the mineral's growth pattern? A. The minerals grow and extrude onto Earth's surface. B. The crystals are fine and adamantine. C. The minerals grow to become a big shapeless blob. D. The individual crystals grow bigger.

Why are silicate minerals so common on Earth's crust? A.Because oxygen and silicon are the most abundant elements on Earth's crust. B.Because there are so many ferro- and nonferro- magnesian silicates. C.Silicate minerals are hard and resist weathering. D.Because feldspar and quartz are so prevalent.

Which of these is NOT a way in which minerals can crystallize? A. cleavage B. precipitation C. pressure changes D. cooling magma E. evaporation

Which of these is both a rock and a mineral? A. halite B. petrified wood C. granite D. coal

Which kind of rock can form dikes? A. metamorphic rock B. sedimentary rock C. igneous rock D. all types of rock

Which of the following rocks is a sedimentary rock? A. marble B. schist C. obsidian D. basalt E. limestone

Which sedimentary rock can be burned as fuel? A. basalt B. slate C. coal D. limestone E. sandstone